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When the Rule of the Bulldozer Outpaces the Rule of Law: One year after this landmark judgment

In November 2024, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that no home can be destroyed without notice, hearing, and legal process. Yet across various states, the past year has shown how that standard is often treated as optional

Indian Supreme Court & Eight Years of Modi

After Modi became PM the Supreme Court “succumbed to the executive's control”; “all floodgates opened after CJI Thakur’s retirement”; “judges appointing judges is not a good idea, the National Judicial Commission is best"

Kheda public flogging: Gujarat HC issues notice to police, Muslim victims seek action

The outrageous and unlawful public flogging selectively of Muslims...

Sterlite Police Firing Case: Police found guilty, was unprovoked and indiscriminate

The panel recommended action against the then-district collector, police officers, and deputy tahsildars for their acts of commission and omission as well as increase in compensation

SC Staying acquittal of Prof. Saibaba and 5 others sets a dangerous precedent: PUCL

The civil liberties organisation, has in a statement issued by its general secretary, Dr. V. Suresh, stated that the SC move at a special Saturday hearing on October 15 dilutes procedural safeguards and compromises the right to personal liberty

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court rejects pleas to become party to case

Six more claims rejected on Monday, fate of three to be decided on October 21

Umar Khalid’s Battle against the UAPA Charges to Continue

Delhi HC denies bail to Khalid as “prima facie case” against Khalid established

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts set free with MHA’s approval, despite opposition from CBI and Special Court

Gujarat government affidavit to Supreme Court reveals the Centre approved the release within two weeks

Accused under POSCO granted bail on condition of marriage to victim: Allahabad HC

In a recent judgment by the Allahabad HC, a POSCO act was granted bail on the condition that he will marry the victim and give his name to their child. A legal resource that dives deep into a saga of erroneous jurisprudence

Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of raping his Tinder match, says that sexual intercourse was completely ‘voluntary’

Suspending a 10 year rigorous imprisonment, the Delhi HC based its evaluation on blog posts of the prosecuterix

Jyoti Jagtap denied bail: Elgar Parishad case, Bombay High Court

So far, with the exception of Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao, none of the accused, academics, activists or journalists are on bail

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